Downers Grove, Woodridge, Westmont police blotter: May 8

May 08, 2013

The following items were taken from police reports:

Downers Grove

•A man discovered an antique mortar shell while cleaning out his father's garage on the 900 block of 59th Street on May 6. Police shut down 59th between Washington Street and Webster Place, but the DuPage County bomb squad determined that the device was not a threat.

•Someone drove onto two baseball fields at Doerhoffer Park on April 28 and drove around the grass, tearing the sod.

•A man was attacked inside the bathroom at Q Billiards on 63rd Street on April 27. Police responded to a disturbance outside the building and found the man dazed and unable to remember what had happened. Police said the man was likely punched in the bathroom and did not see his attacker. No one was arrested.

•A man was arrested on April 20 for disorderly conduct for threatening his neighbor at the Fairway Grove Condos in the 2400 block of Ogden Avenue.

•Someone stole the cash pouch from the Egg Harbor Cafe on May 2. The general manager reported that she dropped off the money at Financial Bank on Main Street but the proceeds were not reflected in the business account. About $1,500 was unaccounted for.

•A 21-year-old Berwyn man was arrested May 3 for attempted obstruction of justice after he gave a false name to a police officer questioning him about a reported theft. The man had two outstanding warrants on file from DuPage County and LaGrange Park.

•A 41-year-old Tinley Park man was arrested May 3 after he was caught stealing HDMI cables from Fry's Electronics at 3300 Finley Road.

Woodridge

•A 45-year-old Gary man was charged with DUI and possession of cannabis after a traffic stop in the 2000 block of 75th Street at 7:25 p.m. April 26.

•A 16-year-old Woodridge boy was charged with possession of cannabis during an investigation of a suspicious person in the 3400 block of Hobson Road at 12:19 a.m. April 28.

•A theft of a skateboard occurred at Seven Bridges Park in the 6500 block of Greene Road at 2:35 p.m. April 28.

•A cooler of beer was removed from an unlocked car parked in the 2500 block of Crabtree Avenue between 8 and 11:04 p.m. April 30.

•A 25-year-old Indianapolis man was charged with removing items of clothing from a store in the 1000 block of 75th Street at 3:41 p.m. May 1.

•A 31-year-old Woodridge man was charged with obstructing identification and leaving the scene of a property damage accident in the 8200 block of Janes Avenue at 10:17 a.m. May 2.

Westmont

•An outdoor patio furniture set worth $2,500 was stolen from a residence in the 400 block of Beechwood Drive between 7 p.m. April 21 and 11:30 a.m. April 22.

•Someone broke a window of a business and stole currency totaling $1,040 in the 6100 block of South Cass Avenue between 7 p.m. April 22 and 7:45 a.m. April 23.

•A flashlight worth $5 was stolen from a vehicle in the 200 block of East Quincy Street between 8 p.m. April 22 and 7:30 a.m. April 23.

•A 51-year-old Westmont man was charged with driving with a suspended driver's license in the 300 block of South Adams Street between 10:30 a.m. April 24.

•A 43-year-old Downers Grove woman was arrested for trespassing after the owner of a home in the 400 block of North Cass Avenue told her not to enter the house around 6:45 p.m. April 25.

•A mailbox was stolen from a residence in the 1-100 block of West 56th Place between 9 p.m. April 26 and 7 a.m. April 27.

•A car window was damaged in the 300 block of West Naperville Road between 9 p.m. April 26 and 9 a.m. April 27.

•An 18-year-old Lombard man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia while driving in the 100 block of West Ogden Avenue at 10 p.m. April 27.